page_title: Records of heads of state
section_title: Longest-reigning male monarch
hierarchical_section_title: Records of heads of state / Longest-reigning/serving / Monarch / Male monarch / Longest-reigning male monarch
caption_attribution_description: Alabaster statue of Ankhnesmeryre II and her son Pepi II. Dynasty 6, circa 2288-2224/2194 B.C. Background cropped away.
context_page_description: Heads of state throughout the world and at all periods of history may be ranked according to characteristics such as length of time holding that position; age of accession or death; or physical attributes. In this way world records in these characteristics may be identified, although the historical basis for such claims is frequently uncertain.
context_section_description: The longest-reigning male monarch (and overall monarch) ever known is disputed between the following candidates: 
  Minhti, who ruled the Kingdom of Arakan as an absolute monarch under the title of King of Arakan. He is believed to have ruled for 95 years; however, little documentary evidence exists for this claim.
  Pepi II Neferkare, who ruled the Kingdom of Egypt as an absolute monarch under the title of Pharaoh of Egypt. He is believed to have ruled for either 94 or 64 years.
  Taejo of Goguryeo, who ruled Goguryeo as an absolute monarch under the title of Taewang ("The Greatest of all Kings"). He is believed to have ruled for either 93 years or 68 years.
  The longest undisputed reigning male monarch (or monarch regardless of sex) known is Sobhuza II, who ruled the Kingdom of Swaziland (after 1973 as an absolute monarch) under the title of Paramount Chief of Swaziland and later King of Swaziland. He ruled for 82 years, 8 months, 11 days.
caption: Alabaster statue of Pepi II Neferkare (right)
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